Recent months have not been kind to Marcus Rashford.
The England international's lack of form first prompted a change of position and then led to him being dropped from a Manchester United side that has been struggling to find goals.
He has started only two of the past 11 games, with Jadon Sancho and Anthony Elanga being preferred on the wings by Ralf Rangnick, But with no other strikers available for the Manchester derby, Rashford seemed sure to start in a fixture where he has typically thrived.